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dry hopping

dry hopping noun: the process of adding hops to beer during the later stages of brewing. Also the present participle and gerund of dry hop.

Noun

dry hopping (uncountable)

  1. The process of adding hops to beer during the later stages of brewing.

Also used as

dry hopping is also the present participle and gerund of dry hop.

Questions about dry hopping

What does dry hopping mean?
Dry hopping means the process of adding hops to beer during the later stages of brewing.
What part of speech is dry hopping?
Dry hopping is a noun.

Words near dry hopping in the dictionary

  1. dry hire
  2. dry hole
  3. dry holes
  4. dry hop
  5. dry hopped
  6. dry hopping
  7. dry hops
  8. dry humor
  9. dry humour
  10. dry hump
  11. dry humped

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